New Ireland Province Governor Sir Julius Chan has expressed deep sadness and sorrow after hearing about the loss of former prime minister and close friend Sir Rabbie Namaliu on Friday 31st March. He was in Brisbane for medical checkup when he received the news late yesterday afternoon. He described Sir Rabbie as a one of a kind Papua New Guinean amongst other distinguished Tolai’s of his time including Oscar Tammur Snr, Sir Paulias Matane, Sam Piniau, and the living giant Dr. Alan Marat and Sir John Kaputin. “He was a very cool, calm and collected leader, and naturally classed as…
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The Dragons have bounced back from consecutive thrashings to outclass the Dolphins 38-12 at WIN Stadium on Saturday. After conceding 80 points in their losses to the Broncos and Sharks, the Red V discovered their defensive resolve to restrict the Dolphins to just two tries. As is so often the case, skipper Ben Hunt was the driving force behind the victory with a try, seven tackle breaks and a try assist as the Dragons spoiled the party for rival captain Jesse Bromwich’s 300th NRL game. Dolphins winger Jamayne Isaako had a chance to open the scoring in the 12th minute…
At the end of a 90-minute game which saw 12 tries scored, the Sea Eagles and Knights couldn’t be split in a 32-32 draw in Mudgee on Saturday afternoon. In what was the first drawn NRL match since Round 3 in 2020, the lead changed hands multiple times, with the Sea Eagles having appeared to have won the game after scoring three tries in the last 22 minutes, before Dom Young got over for his fourth try three minutes from time to force golden point. Both Daly Cherry-Evand and Jackson Hastings had wayward field goal attempts in golden point, but…
The Broncos continued their unbeaten start to the season with a blistering 46-12 win over Wests Tigers at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday night. The last time Brisbane started a season 5-0 was 1998, when they went on to win the inaugural NRL premiership with current coach Kevin Walters calling the shots in the halves alongside Allan Langer. Playing in his 50th NRL game, Jordan Riki got the scoring started for the Broncos when he stepped past Luke Brooks to dot down for the ninth try of his career. In the 16th minute the home side jumped to a 10-0 lead…
A series of avalanches in Norway’s far north has claimed the lives of four people, police say. In the most deadly incident, a house and barn were swept into the sea on the island of Reinøya. Two people were confirmed killed and 140 goats were in the barn at the time, according to the authorities. Two tourists were killed in two other avalanches. Both are believed to be foreigners, although their nationalities are not yet known. In the first avalanche, in Lyngen, one person died and two others were hurt. “There were five people of foreign origin that were on…
The Porgera Gold Mine in the Enga province is a step closer to reopening after the government, Barrick Niugini Limited (BNL) and New Porgera Limited signed an agreement to go ahead with the resumption of operations at the mine, which has been suspended since 2020. The New Porgera Progress Agreement (NPPA), signed yesterday, confirms that all parties are committed to reopening the mine at the earliest opportunity, in line with the terms of the Porgera Project Commencement Agreement and the New Porgera Limited Shareholders Agreement both concluded in 2022. Porgera hosts an orebody with measured and indicated resources of 10…
A stoic defensive effort, led by the tireless work of hooker Harry Grant, saw the Storm edge past the Rabbitohs 18-10 for their third win of the season on Friday night. With their side leading by eight inside the final 10 minutes, Grant and fullback Nick Meaney both produced tackles to save certain tries, headlining a gutsy effort from their side across the 80 minutes. In a high-quality contest at Accor Stadium, which saw both sides complete over 80 percent of their sets, tries were traded through the opening 10 minutes before the Storm eked out a 12-6 lead at…
The Panthers scored a point per minute in the second half to run out 53-12 winners over the Raiders on Friday night, in what was the biggest score put up by a team so far in 2023. While you wouldn’t have known it by watching the second half, the game was closely contested through the opening 40 minutes, and the Panthers led by just seven points after a Sunia Turuva double and a Nathan Cleary field goal. But after an admirable first-half effort, the Raiders had no answer for what the defending premiers came out of the break with, as…
Pope Francis will be hospitalized for “a few days” for the treatment of a respiratory infection, the Vatican said on Wednesday, raising concerns over the health of the 86-year-old pontiff. “In recent days Pope Francis complained of some respiratory difficulties and this afternoon he went to Policlinico A. Gemelli for some medical checks,” Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a statement, referring to the Rome hospital where popes are normally treated. “The outcome of these [tests] showed a respiratory infection (excluding Covid-19 infection) that will require a few days of appropriate hospital medical therapy.” “Pope Francis is touched by the…
Isaah Yeo is the model every club wishes to build their pathway foundations on. Set to play his 200th NRL game in the same week he committed his long-term future to the club, 28-year-old Yeo is seen as the perfect example of the Panthers’ pathway success. It was in 2012 that Panthers pathways manager Lee Hopkins first came across the then-17-year-old centre, who arrived from Dubbo to join Penrith’s SG Ball team, and 11 years on, the two-time premiership-winning skipper still calls Penrith home. Set to become the ninth player to play 200 games for the club and only 45…